shear

Meaning of shear

noun
  1. A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
  2. The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
  3. Forces that push in opposite directions.
  4. A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
  5. The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
verb
  1. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
  2. To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
  3. To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
  4. To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
  5. To make a vertical cut in the coal.
  6. To reap, as grain.
  7. To deprive of property; to fleece.

Information about shear

  • The plural form of shear is: shears.
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Hyphenation of shear

shear

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • shear is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

shear synonyms

Meaning fleece:

fleece

Meaning :

shears

Translation of shear

Anagrams of shear

Asher, asher, earsh, hares, hears, rheas, Shaer, share

Words that rhyme with shear

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